Donna V. Christensen

She was born April 9, 1929 in Price to Jack Clyde and Anna Della Carrera Forsyth.

Donna V. was a longtime resident of Carbon County and a graduate of Carbon High School Class of 1947 where she was a member of the Pep Club. After graduation she enrolled in the nursing program at St. Mark's where she pursued a brief career in nursing. Shortly thereafter she married Ronald Dwayne Christensen and they moved to Richfield where they owned and operated the Best Western Motel in Richfield.

She attended Snow College where she participated in Forensics. Donna V. graduated from Snow College and Southern Utah University with a Master's in Psychology and a minor in History. After graduation she worked as an educator in Salina until a stroke forced her to retire. Donna V. loved working as a teacher and she was always finding new ways to broaden her students horizons. After retirement she enjoyed teaching ESL classes in her home.

In her later years, she returned to Carbon County where she rekindled many old friendships and established the Donna Vee Forsyth Christensen International Scholarship fund in 2006 at the College of Eastern Utah. Donna V set up this perpetual endowment fund to ensure that international students will be able to continue their educations. She will dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.